where is reset for fuel pump on 2000 XLT

[jadelmd]

I stopped for gas tonight and my EX would not restart. We do not have an owner's manual. The notes on the front under the hood say that we should have a reset switch. We cannot fine this switch and neither could about six other people who came to help. We cannot find this information online. We had to leave the car at the gas stop and must go get it Sunday morning. Please help us find this switch so we can see if that is the problem.

 

[Blee1099]

Front passenger near the firewall there is a reset switch.

 

[kfkodiak]

It's in the passenger side footwell, up about 8" from the floor. The button should be just above the top of the plastic kick panel.

 

[marragtop]

Also, make sure that the wire on the bottom of it is firmly attached. When you turn the key to the ON position, you should hear the fuel pump prime for a second or two. If you don't hear that, then you have a fuel delivery problem. Next thing to check would be the fuel pump relay. Fairly common problem, and it's a cheap and easy fix.

 

[Franksbetty34]

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I stopped for gas tonight and my EX would not restart. We do not have an owner's manual. The notes on the front under the hood say that we should have a reset switch. We cannot fine this switch and neither could about six other people who came to help. We cannot find this information online. We had to leave the car at the gas stop and must go get it Sunday morning. Please help us find this switch so we can see if that is the problem.

In pass side of floor and kinda up top there is a button push it may have to do several times

 

[Franksbetty34]

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In pass side of floor and kinda up top there is a button push it may have to do several times

 

[swshawaii]

The fuel pump shut-off switch is located in the passenger’s foot well, by the kick panel.

Owners manual (Pages 190-191)

https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/catalog/owner_guides/00expog1e.pdf

 

[J_C]

While your problem could be the switch, unless you hit something with significant force, it is more likely a sensor, PATS, or fuel system problem, not that inertia switch.

You can use a multimeter to see if 12V is both getting to it, and coming out the other side the first moment the key is turned to the run position just before start position, or test for continuity between both poles of the switch to confirm whether it is in the proper, closed circuit position instead of tripped... of course try resetting it first but if it still doesn't work, move on to determining if it's conducting properly if you've isolated that it's a fuel system problem.

If 12V isn't even getting to any contact on the switch (again for only the first moment the key is moved from off to the run position) then the problem is upstream of that, or both upstream and downstream if a failed fuel pump or wiring short circuit blew the fuse.